Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Winston Plywood Update 7-15-16


Site Utilities:
·         Continued installing pipe bollards at corners of building
·         Placed concrete in treads on stairs at lathe access areas

Northeast Corner – Log Ramp Construction Area:
·         Finished grading and cleanup in northeast corner for log handling equipment to deliver logs to tree-length ramp
·         Installed guard rails on infeed ramp to tree-length log deck

Hog, Glue Room, and Chipper Deck:
·         Continued installing piping and valves at glue makeup and storage area
·         Continued installing and refurbishing equipment on chipper deck

Low Voltage Electrical:
·         Continued installing conduit and wiring to breakroom / restrooms / offices at mezzanine area and shipping office
·         Continued installing fire alarm system on metal wall at mezzanine and maintenance shop area

Log Pre-Conditioning Vaults:
·         Began cleaning holding pit for vault water
·         Continued final cleaning inside vaults

Plant Build-Out:
·         Continued installing bathroom fixtures in east-side restrooms
·         Continued running ductwork and installed grills in mezzanine area
·         Completed installing sheeting on stud walls at mezzanine area and continued installing sheeting in maintenance shop, boiler room, and air compressor room
·         Continued installing ceiling grid in west-side restrooms
·         Installed partial roof joists in west-side lunch room
·         Installed access stairs to mezzanine area (handrails remain to be installed)
·         Installed sheetrock in offices on upper floor at mezzanine and began tape & float
·         Installed fence around storage area on upper floor at mezzanine
·         Began installing toilet fixtures on west-side restrooms
·         Began installing wall tile in west-side restrooms

Plant Piping:
·         Completed installing insulation on piping in boiler room at HPR and DA tank
·         Continued checkout and commissioning on air compressors and air dryers
·         Continued fabrication of piping to cross the truss across north roadway (piping to vaults)
·         Continued installing piping from dryer wash-water pit to vaults

Fire Suppression:
·         Continued installing hose reels at building columns
·         Continued installing sprinkler heads in automatic systems throughout the plant
·         Installed sprinkler piping around step feeder structure at No. 1 Lathe

Site Paving:
·         Continued excavation, backfill, and compaction of material in area north of Building 5 and west of Log Conditioning Vaults for paving
·         Continued grading for paving around east side of log infeed deck to debarker

RTO Rebuild:
·         Continued refurbishing RTO duct and equipment
·         Continued installing insulation on RTO duct
·         Installed access stairs to RTO duct platform
·         Completed fabrication and weld-out on transition duct from RTO ID fan to RTO stack
·         Continued installing conduit and power to RTO duct controls and devices

East Side & West Side Residuals:
·         Continued fabricating and installing by –products handling conveyors and equipment (East Side)
·         Continued pulling wiring to by-products conveyors and equipment (East Side)
·         Continued installing plating and chutework at transitions between conveyors (East Side)
·         Continued fabricating and installing guards for conveyor drive units
·         Continued installing foundations on West-Side Residuals

Winston Plywood & Veneer:
·         Continued installing hydraulic components for cylinders on vault doors
·         Modified foundations for vault water circulation pumps
·         Received two vault water circulation pumps
·         Ran additional logs through debarker and cut-up system, and kicked blocks out into log pocket
·         Continued refurbishing and installing Lathes No. 1 & 2 and related equipment (continued focus on east lathe line)
·         Continued installing equipment at both clippers, green stackers, and pull chains (continued focus on east lathe line)
·         Continued checkout on No. 2 lathe line equipment (clipper & stackers)
·         Ran first blocks through Lathe No. 2
·         Continued refurbishing chippers and conveyors for green-end by products (on chipper deck)
·         Continued electrical installation at Green-End equipment (conduit and power wiring)
·         Continued electrical checkout on Log Pro equipment
·         Relocated 2 cut-up saw frames
·         Continued installing piping from glue room to lay-up line equipment
·         Continued installing trash conveyor for lay-up line to hog room
·         Continued details on installation of Dryer No. 1, 2, & 3 infeed and outfeed sections
·         Continued installing electrical power to No. 1, 2, & 3 dryer components
·         Began testing dryer infeed systems and main dryer chains and rolls in No. 1 & 2 dryers
·         Continued installing glue lay-up line mechanical and electrical equipment
·         Continued details on installing trim-saw equipment
·         Continued installing chute work at transitions on by-products handling conveyors at ESR
·         Continued installing drive components on miscellaneous ESR conveyors
·         Continued performing preliminary test runs and program changes on No. 1 Lathe line motors and equipment
·         Continued construction of decks to core kickout pockets
·         Continued refurbishing core kickout pockets
·         Continued fabrication of infeed deck to No. 2 Lathe step-feeder and began installing infeed system to No. 1 Lathe step-feeder
·         Continued fabrication and installation of support steel for No. 1 lathe step feeder
·         Continued fabrication and installation of fines & overs conveyors at east-side residuals shaker screens; continued installing drive components and safety guarding
·         Continued installing components on east side truck bins and infeed conveyors